Diaper Banks

General Information on Diaper Banks
How to Start a Diaper Bank
How to Have a Successful Diaper Drive
Listing of US Diaper Banks

General Information on Diaper Banks

Diapers banks are a relatively new resource for those who cannot afford to purchase needed absorbent products due to financial difficulties. Some banks are focused on the needs of a newborn or small child, but many also include adult incontinence products.

Diaper banks distribute their resources through local agencies such as nonprofit organizations like United Way, religious organizations (churches and synagogues), and school family resource centers. They are not distributed directly to individuals. Individuals who need assistance must contact the appropriate local agency who will obtain the needed supplies for the person in need.

How to Start a Diaper Bank

Many communities are responding to the great need to get absorbent incontinence products to those who are unable to afford them, and so the number of these banks is growing. If you are interested in starting one in your locale, many of the banks give ideas on how to start an absorbent products drive in your community. The Diaper Bank of New Haven, CT, while at this time only serving the needs of infants and toddlers, has good advice for how to start a bank. You may wish to contact other absorbent products banks in the US and ask them how you might expand your bank to include adult products.

Start a Diaper Bank

How to Have a Successful Diaper Drive

There are many good ideas on the Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona website for doing absorbent product drives in your community:

Product Drives

Many of the other banks in the US also have information on product drives and how to conduct them. You can see their ideas on their websites. See the listing below for links to the many websites.

If you have absorbent products that you will not be needing, please contact your nearest bank or donation center to donate your new and much needed products.

Listing of US Absorbent Products Banks

The list below is of known absorbent products or diaper banks in the US as of Janaury 24, 2012. We will continue to add or update information to this list as we learn of new banks. If you are aware of a bank not on our list, please forward the information to us in our Contact Us area.

Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona - Tuscon AZ

Family Diaper Bank Inc - Oracle, AZ

Valley of the Sun Diaper Bank - Phoenix, AZ

Baby Drive of Homeward Bound - Phoenix, AZ

Diaper Bank of Yuma - Yuma, AZ

North State Diaper Bank- Chico, CA

Southern California Diaper Bank - Dana Point, CA

East Bay Diaper Bank - Danville, CA

Bay Area Diaper Bank - Fremont, CA

Los Angeles Diaper Drive - Los Angeles, CA

Help a Mother Out - San Francisco, CA

Diaper Bank of Connecticutt - New Haven, CT

Destiny Diaper Bank - Cape Coral, FL
(expanded in Feb. 2010 to include North Fort Myers area, also)

Atlanta Community Food Bank - Atlanta, GA

The Diaper Bank of Greater Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
Their mission is to provide diapers and adult disposable undergarments to social service agencies and non-profit organizations that help families in need.

Diaper Bank Partnership of Lake County, IL
Any Lake County Illinois resident has access to the diaper bank by contacting any local social service agency to get help.

St Paul Diaper Bank Partnership - McHenry, IL

Diaper Bank of Southern Illinois - Carbonale, IL

Diaper Bank of Northern Indiana - South Bend, IN

Happy Bottoms - Kansas City, KS

Autism Support Group of Genesee County - Grand Blanc, MI

The Detroit Area Diaper Bank - Detroit, MI

Piedmont Diaper Bank - Piedmont, NC

Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina - Raleigh, NC

Hunterdon Diaper Bank - Hunterdon County, NJ

Child & Family Resources Diaper Bank - Mount Arlington, NJ

Baby Buggy - New York, NY

Infant Crisis Services - Oklahoma City, OK